PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Manchinha (ranked 4019 p4p, 532 weight class) and King Wong (ranked 4135 p4p, 545 weight class). Manchinha comes to the cage accompanied by Courage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manchinha
vs
Wong

193 cm
19
213 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Manchinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Wong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Manchinha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong catches Manchinha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wong pushes Manchinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Wong works on Manchinha's body with a couple of short punches.
Wong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wong misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Manchinha fails to land.
Manchinha throws a head punch that misses.
Wong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wong blocks a body shot from Manchinha.
Manchinha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wong misses with a punch on the inside.
Wong lands a left hand.
Wong lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wong.
Manchinha lands with a left to the head.
Wong misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong misses with a body punch.
Wong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Wong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Manchinha controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchinha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manchinha throws a head punch that misses.
Wong lands a shot to the body.
Manchinha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wong digs a right hand underneath Manchinha's ribcage. Manchinha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wong digs a right hand into Manchinha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manchinha's gas tank.
Wong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wong blocks a body shot from Manchinha.
Wong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manchinha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manchinha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Manchinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wong throws a looping overhand right but Manchinha ducks down to avoid it.
Wong tries to clinch there but Manchinha circles away.
Manchinha slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Manchinha circles away.
Manchinha ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Manchinha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wong.
Wong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Manchinha. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wong misses with a hook
and Manchinha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manchinha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manchinha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been told by Manchinha's head coaches at Gizmo's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manchinha throws a lazy right hand but Wong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manchinha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.
Manchinha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wong.
Manchinha's corner calls for a 1-2. Manchinha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manchinha misses with a hook. Wong ducked under it nicely.
Manchinha moves out of range of the strikes.
Wong throws a solid leg kick but Manchinha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wong.
Manchinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wong moves away.
Wong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manchinha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wong.
Wong throws a body shot but no joy.
Manchinha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wong scores with a jab to the body.
Manchinha clobbers Wong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like King Wong has been cut.
Wong cracks Manchinha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manchinha scores with a nice strike.
Wong misses with a straight right.
Wong throws a series of strikes that have Manchinha backpedaling.
Manchinha slips a jab from Wong.
Wong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manchinha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wong scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong throws a low kick, looking for Manchinha's leg but Manchinha calmly moves out of range.
Manchinha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manchinha.
Wong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manchinha scores with a jab. Wong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manchinha just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manchinha.
Manchinha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manchinha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wong throws out a loose jab but Manchinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manchinha ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Wong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wong throws a good cross that connects.
Wong slips a jab and a cross from Manchinha.
Wong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manchinha.
Manchinha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Manchinha is looking to wear down Wong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manchinha.
Manchinha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manchinha moves out of range as Wong strikes.
Wong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manchinha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manchinha digs a good hook to Wong's body.
Manchinha throws a hook but Wong blocks it.
Wong throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but King Wong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Wong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Manchinha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manchinha throws a looping overhand right but Wong ducks down to avoid it.
Wong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manchinha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manchinha misses the shot to the body.
Manchinha moves forwards but Wong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Wong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wong.
Wong misses with an uppercut.
Manchinha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wong.
Wong misses with a left hand
and Manchinha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wong thinking.
Wong misses with a straight right.
Manchinha lands a nice looking body shot.
Wong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the body from Wong misses
and Manchinha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manchinha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wong.
Elias Manchinha is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Manchinha.
Wong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manchinha on the side of the head.
Wong throws a looping overhand right but Manchinha ducks down to avoid it.
Manchinha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchinha scores with the left hand. Wong knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Wong.
Wong lands a nice hook to Manchinha's body. Manchinha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Wong. Beautiful body shot.
Wong slips a straight right by Manchinha.
It seemed like Wong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manchinha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manchinha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wong throws a lazy right hand but Manchinha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wong misses with a right hand
and Manchinha counters with a three punch combo that has Wong backing up. Wong nods at Manchinha to acknowledge the strikes.
Wong misses with a right hand
and Manchinha counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Manchinha as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manchinha lands a jab to Wong's midsection.
Manchinha with a nice cross.
Wong misses with a right hand
and Manchinha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manchinha misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
Wong scores with the left hand. Manchinha knows he should have avoided that one.
Manchinha ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Manchinha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Manchinha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wong.
Wong looks to score with a jab to the body but Manchinha is just out of range.
Wong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manchinha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
Manchinha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manchinha ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manchinha, as that shot connected.
Manchinha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wong doesn't seem bothered though.
Manchinha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wong.
Wong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wong throws a body shot but no joy.
Wong looks to land a right hand but Manchinha moved out of range.
Manchinha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manchinha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manchinha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manchinha to score with a decent uppercut.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manchinha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Manchinha misses.
Wong throws a series of punches but Manchinha avoids them all with ease.
Wong swings for the body but Manchinha moves out of range.
Manchinha is looking to counter the offense by Wong and move into the clinch.
Wong throws a shot from downtown. Manchinha moves away and avoids it.
Manchinha staying out of range there.
Manchinha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Manchinha. Beautiful body shot.
Manchinha staying out of range there.
A big left from Manchinha misses.
Manchinha digs a good body shot into Wong's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong throws a series of punches but Manchinha moves out of range.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Wong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manchinha.
A little feinted left hand from Manchinha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manchinha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wong throws a lazy right hand but Manchinha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manchinha lands with an uppercut that bounces Wong off the cage and back into range.
Manchinha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manchinha throws a hook but Wong blocks it.
Manchinha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manchinha lands a right hook to the body.
Manchinha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manchinha ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Manchinha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manchinha lands with a cross.

That has opened up King Wong's cut even more.
Manchinha digs a good hook to Wong's body.
Manchinha throws a body shot but no joy.
Wong throws a hook but Manchinha blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Manchinha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Wong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wong.
Wong looks to score with a jab to the body but Manchinha is just out of range.
Manchinha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wong missing with a left hand there. Manchinha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manchinha, as that shot connected.
Manchinha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Manchinha misses the target.
Wong looks to throw the jab but Manchinha is out of range.
Manchinha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manchinha scores with a jab to the body.
Wong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manchinha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manchinha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manchinha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong misses the jab.
Manchinha slips a jab from Wong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchinha avoids the body shot from Wong.
Wong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manchinha on the side of the head.
Manchinha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wong at a distance.
Manchinha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Manchinha.
Wong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manchinha on the side of the head.
Wong lands a right hook to the body.
Wong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manchinha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manchinha throws out the jab.
Manchinha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manchinha with a hook.
Wong throws a body shot but no joy.
Manchinha looks to score with a jab to the body but Wong is just out of range.
Wong tries to clinch but Manchinha is having none of it.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manchinha misses with a wild body shot.
Wong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manchinha was well out of range. Poor timing from Wong.
Wong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manchinha misses the jab.
Manchinha misses with a series of wild punches.
Wong wants to clinch.
Manchinha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Manchinha moves out of range of the leg kick from Wong.
Manchinha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manchinha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wong lands a nice hook to Manchinha's body. Manchinha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wong misses with a looping right.
Wong misses with a looping right.
Wong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wong throws a shot from downtown. Manchinha moves away and avoids it.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manchinha throws a hook to the side of Wong's head but Wong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wong misses with a double jab
letting Manchinha counter with a right hand.
Manchinha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manchinha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manchinha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manchinha.
Manchinha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wong can do to turn this around?

Wong drives through and clinches with Manchinha against the cage.
Wong lands a nice uppercut.
Wong tries a body shot but Manchinha blocks it.
Wong lands a left hand.
Manchinha lands a shot to the body.
King Wong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wong tries to throw a body punch but Manchinha avoids it by throwing Wong back against the cage.
Wong trying to stall but Manchinha improves his position.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a hook that snaps the head of Manchinha backwards.
Manchinha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wong misses with a punch to the body.
Wong can't find room to land a body shot as Manchinha controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manchinha's elbow.
A short left from Wong.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Manchinha controls his hands.
Wong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Manchinha.
Manchinha wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manchinha.
Wong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manchinha can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Wong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manchinha pushes Wong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manchinha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elias Manchinha.
I think Manchinha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Manchinha!
Our winner, Elias Manchinha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
King Wong was interviewed post fight and said 'Train hard, fight harder! Train harder! Fight better!'.